liuxuepaper Editor's Note:法国一家拍卖公司于今年2月25日在巴黎公开拍卖从中国掠夺的鼠首和兔首铜像, 此举激起中国人民的强烈愤慨。请你根据下表提示, 用英语写一篇短文。
文物背景
1.鼠首和兔首铜像制作于清代, 是圆明园诸多装饰品之一;
2.1860年, 英法联军火烧圆明园, 抢走包括鼠首和兔首铜像等在内的大量文物。
文物事件
1.今年二月在巴黎公开拍卖;
2.中国政府坚决反对, 要求按国际法无偿归还;
3.法国公司一意孤行;
4.中国人民积极行动, 采取措施阻止拍卖。
你的感想
(作文地带请考生谈谈对此事的看法, 列举两至三条)
注意: 1.对所给要点, 逐一陈述, 可适当增加细节, 使其连贯, 不简单翻译。
2.词数: 150左右。开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
3.参考词汇. auction n. & vt. 拍卖relic [C] n.文物, 遗物
正文开始:
Last month in Paris, a French company auctioned two bronze sculptures ---- a rat’s head and a rabbits head captured from China, which has aroused great public concern in China.
As is known to all, the two bronze animal heads were made during the Qing Dynasty to decorate Yuanmingyuan. In 1860, the British and French troops broke into Beijing and burned down the royal garden, taking away millions of Chinese art works, including the two head relics.
The Chinese government is strongly against this auction and has repeatedly asked for the free return of them according to the international laws. At the same time, the Chinese people have taken actions, too. Some people even flew to France, trying to stop the selling. However, the French company just wouldn’t listen.
In my opinion, the auction should be strongly condemned. Not only has it hurt the feelings of the Chinese people but also it brought shame to France. As middle school students, we must study harder so that we can make our country more powerful in the future and stop any such things from happening again.